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Convergence As Adaptivity : Understanding Policymaking in an Era of Globalization

1st ed.

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2023 [©2023]

1 online resource (219 pages)

Englisch

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Argues that states substitute unwanted policy changes dictated by globalization with politically feasible ones, leading to policy convergence.

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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Globalized World, yet Nationalized Policies -- The Convergence Thesis: The Market Dominates the State -- The Divergence Thesis: The State Still Matters -- A New Direction: Strategic Convergence -- An Overview of the Theoretical Framework -- Evidence from the Policy Areas Examined -- Contributions to the Literature -- Plan of the Book -- Chapter 1: Measured Adaptivity: Policy Convergence through Substitution under Globalization -- Globalization and Policy Convergence -- Problematizing the Globalization-Convergence Thesis -- Policy Adaptivity and State Capacity -- Globalization's Addition to a Constraining Policy Environment -- Policy Substitution-Induced Convergence -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: The Proliferation of Bilateral Investment Treaties and Judicial Independence -- The Politics of Judicial Independence -- The Difficulty of Sustaining Domestic Judicial Reforms -- BITs as a Policy Substitute -- The Highly Restricted Role of Domestic Courts in Investor-State Disputes -- Research Design -- Data -- Estimation -- Findings -- Robustness Checks -- The Case of Egypt -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Labor Rights and the Making of Preferential Trade Agreements -- Why States Form PTAs -- Globalization and Labor Protection -- PTAs as Viable Substitutes for Reductions in Labor Protection -- The Political Costliness of Reducing Labor Protection -- The High Economic Benefits and hence Lower Political Costs of Making PTAs -- Research Design -- Results -- Robustness Checks -- The Case of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Partisanship, Labor, and Corporate Taxation -- Partisan Governments and Corporate Taxation -- Leftist Governments, Labor Rights, and Corporate Taxation under Globalization.